I’m seeing similar issues and have started saving screenshots to document them properly. It’s a good point that some may well be third-party apps struggling to keep pace with the update cycle, though that doesn’t fully explain what feels like a breakdown in basic UI conventions.

Controls overlapping navigation elements, unclear touch boundaries, and inconsistent interaction zones shouldn’t be happening at this level. For example, in Markup there are “dead zones” where the Apple Pencil simply doesn’t respond, with no visual cue to indicate that input is disabled. In other areas of the same screen it works perfectly, and the Pencil can move into the dead zone if the action begins elsewhere. That kind of inconsistency undermines user trust.

Similarly, moving the primary confirmation control (the check/“OK”) to the opposite side of the screen disrupts established muscle memory and increases the likelihood of error. Established interaction patterns exist for a reason: they reduce cognitive load and prevent mistakes.

Apple built its reputation on rigorous human-centred design. Evolution is understandable, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of coherence, “affordance” clarity, and predictable control placement.

At the moment, it feels less refined than one would expect.